English
Europa
Europa comes from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΕὐρώπηEurṓpē
- Englishearliest quotation 1990Europa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΕὐρώπηEurṓpē
- Englishearliest quotation 1990Europa
Earliest quotation: 1990, Bradford A. Smith, Voyage of the Century: “We now know that Europa's surface is the smoothest…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη
Today it means
name Several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη / Europa